Comments on: Collapsible gardening container

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:36:41 +0000

I echo SaveChange and Foot. It seems sort of clutter-y and unfrugal to me to spend extra money on a bag that is marketed as a garden tool, when you can buy a collapsible nylon laundry basket (made cheap for college kids) and use it, instead. Or – as Foot said – Ikea bags (if you are near an ikea

By: Foot

Foot — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:19:41 +0000

Blue Ikea bags work well… but so do the collapsible gardening containers that Ikea sells. In fact, I believe I currently have my laundry in one right now. Ikea sells the same thing except they don’t have the green coloring.

By: JB Rogers

JB Rogers — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:27:02 +0000

THESE are great for man-gifts. Father-in-law, husband, brother, brother-in-law. We have given them and they are both practical and clever.

By: make art every day

make art every day — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:16:09 +0000

we have two of these type containers and have used them for five or six years. it’s not just the collapsiblility — they just make the process of bagging leaves 100 times easier (our town composts leaves left in bags on the curb).

By: Nat

Nat — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:58:10 +0000

We’ve been using the smaller size bin for years carrying debris from the yard to the composting bins. There’s a small hole in the bottom, but on the whole, it can really take a beating.

By: Dream Mom DBA www.dreamorganizers.com

Dream Mom DBA www.dreamorganizers.com — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:04:00 +0000

Great idea! Thanks for sharing.

By: Julia

Julia — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:56:53 +0000

Big blue IKEA bags are great for yard work.

By: Mags

Mags — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:31:54 +0000

For the cost-conscious UK readers, try Argos. They do two of these for less than £7. I use them for clearing up garden waste before putting it in the biodegradeable sacks the local council supplies for their garden waste recycling scheme. Alternatively, a friend gives me a lift to the tip, where the council have a garden waste section. If you don't have space to compost, you should check if the council will take it off your hands rather than put it in landfill. My trick to ensure they don't blow away when outside is to put a half-brick in the bottom! *The sacks start to degrade as soon as they get damp, so you can't leave them outside or filled.

By: Jasi

Jasi — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:22:50 +0000

My friend bought this for me for a housewarming and much like my crock pot it’s value was not immediately evident. But it’s a fabulous thing for hauling or storing anything from leaves to laundry. A great item.

By: SaveChange

SaveChange — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:03:14 +0000

I forgot to mention that if you have any gnarly-looking collapsible laundry sorters that look similar to the yard containers shown above, take them outdoors and “use them into the ground” before you toss them out. We take our mesh pop-up hampers outdoors for leaves and debris until they are so dilapidated we recycle the frame and toss the rest.

By: SaveChange

SaveChange — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:01:37 +0000

Shrink this down and throw in a little recycling and you get paper tube seed starters. We took this direction for this year’s garden. You Grow Girl has instructions here: http://www.yougrowgirl.com/the.....d-starter/

Thanks for the tip and I vote more garden solutions since it’s that time of year!

By: Darren Meyer

Darren Meyer — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:00:55 +0000

These are great, but a word of warning — don’t use these to set your yard waste out for collection. Once empty, they are *very* light and tend to blow away easily.

Also, since they are typically canvas or nylon, beware dragging them about.

By: Kris

Kris — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:00:19 +0000

We have several of these. Two large ones for collecting and taking our yard refuse to our composter; a medium one for all the boys toys; and a smaller one for collecting seeds, pine cones, berries, cool rocks, etc out of the yard for the boys to use for art projects.

By: jeff-nhn

jeff-nhn — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:34:28 +0000

Another good example of how we have so much to choose from in way of tools to make our gardening easier and our current storage space suffice. I use a smaller size and I would recommend to anyone considering such a product.

By: Rejin

Rejin — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:32:17 +0000

Leaves and dead plants sound like a great start to a compost pile. How about raking them into a corner and leaving them there? Much better for your yard, less stuff to the landfill, too.

By: At Home with Kim Vallee

At Home with Kim Vallee — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:29:15 +0000

Collapsible items are a must. I adore the space saving they provide, especially for items that you do not use most of the time.

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:15:11 +0000

I picked up a collapsible container from Bed, Bath, and Beyond and we LOVE it! Highly recommend.

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:08:10 +0000

For the cost conscious, a similar item is available at Harbor Freight, and it looks to be of good quality.

http://www.harborfreight.com/c.....umber=3234